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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001237

Stalybridge East & Swineshaw

Stalybridge East & Swineshaw is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,218 residents in Tameside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tameside
7,218

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,089

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

480.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.7%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Bacup, Rossendale11,135 residents · 63.9% owned · 21.0% no carLower Irlam & Cadishead, Salford10,557 residents · 60.1% owned · 22.0% no carTingley East & East Ardsley, Leeds6,909 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.2% no carSowerby & Luddendenfoot, Calderdale6,497 residents · 65.1% owned · 21.3% no carKearsley & Stoneclough, Bolton10,773 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.5% no carWesthoughton West, Bolton8,465 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stalybridge East & Swineshaw

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned56.9%
1,759 households
Social rented23%
709 households
Private rented19.7%
610 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Stalybridge East & Swineshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.5%
1,126 households
Semi-detached35.9%
1,109 households
Detached12.7%
391 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.4%
382 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
37 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Stalybridge East & Swineshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,353 households
2 cars or vans in household26.3%
812 households
No cars or vans in household22.4%
693 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%
231 households
Stalybridge East & Swineshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44%
1,359 households
2 bedrooms32.8%
1,013 households
4 or more bedrooms13%
401 households
1 bedroom10.3%
317 households
Stalybridge East & Swineshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
1,970 households
One-person household32.3%
998 households
Other household types3.9%
119 households
Stalybridge East & Swineshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.3%
998 households
2 people in household31.1%
962 households
3 people in household17.1%
528 households
4 people in household13.9%
428 households
5 people in household4.1%
128 households
6 people in household1%
31 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stalybridge East & Swineshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,402 residents
15–2917.2%
1,241 residents
30–4421.8%
1,574 residents
45–6427.2%
1,964 residents
65 and over14.4%
1,036 residents
Stalybridge East & Swineshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.7%
6,759 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
227 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
139 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
77 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Stalybridge East & Swineshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.7%
1,411 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
1,134 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.4%
1,107 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
637 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Stalybridge East & Swineshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.1%
3,550 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
2,047 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Stalybridge East & Swineshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
1,104 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Stalybridge East & Swineshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.5%
3,431 residents
Good health33.1%
2,389 residents
Fair health13.5%
974 residents
Bad health4.6%
333 residents
Very bad health1.2%
89 residents
Stalybridge East & Swineshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
5,844 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,374 residents
Stalybridge East & Swineshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.4%
1,465 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
962 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
482 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
171 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Stalybridge East & Swineshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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